Norma Marion Alloway Library

Human Kinetics

Research Skills for HKIN 191

This guide holds all the information you need to succeed with information-based research in university.

For this class, you'll need the following specific skills:

These links will direct you to the instructions and videos that will help you develop these skills.

Research Skills by Information Literacy Category

Questions to consider:

  • What are some common types of information sources?
  • What kinds of information will help me answer my question or achieve my assignment goal? (eg do you need a book, an article, a news article…)
  • How can I tell between good and poor quality information sources?
  • What does it mean, to "cite" something?
  • What is the purpose of citing my sources?

Questions to consider:

  • Which places can I search when I'm looking for research sources?
  • How can I evaluate information and pick good research sources?
  • What are the most common types of academic sources?
  • When would I choose to use different types of academic sources?
  • When would I search OneSearch rather than a database?
  • Which databases would I want to search when doing HKIN research, and why?
  • How do I search OneSearchand find books or articles?

Questions to consider:

  • How do I read an academic book?
  • How to I read an academic article?
  • What do citations help me do?
  • How do I cite resources in my writing?
  • Why would I choose one citation style over another?
  • What is EndNote and what can it help me do?
  • What is Cite While You Write?

Questions to consider:

  • What resources might I use to discover what other people think about a topic in general?
  • What resources might I use to discover what other people think about the specific details of this topic?
  • What resources might I use to discover what other people think about this particular work?
  • What questions can I ask while I'm creating my book reflection?